The coming wave

IN PERSON: Let's meet and talk about the existential dangers that AI and biotechnology pose to humankind based on Mustafa Suleyman's book.

"We are approaching a critical threshold in the history of our species. Everything is about to change.

"Soon you will live surrounded by AIs. They will organize your life, operate your business, and run core government services. You will live in a world of DNA printers and quantum computers, engineered pathogens and autonomous weapons, robot assistants and abundant energy.

"None of us are prepared.

"As co-founder of the pioneering AI company DeepMind, part of Google, Mustafa Suleyman has been at the center of this revolution. The coming decade, he argues, will be defined by this wave of powerful, fast-proliferating new technologies.

"In The Coming Wave Suleyman shows how these forces will create immense prosperity but also threaten the nation-state, the foundation of global order. As our fragile governments sleepwalk into disaster, we face an existential dilemma: unprecedented harms on one side, the threat of overbearing surveillance on the other.

"How do we ensure the flourishing of humankind? How do we maintain control? How do we navigate the narrow path to a successful future?

"This groundbreaking work from the ultimate AI insider establishes the containment problem—the task of maintaining control over powerful technologies—as the essential challenge of our age."

Everyone is welcome to participate in our IN PERSON conversation, whether you have explored the topic before or not.

You can:

read sample
view past selections
view pool of candidates
add your ideas to the pool of candidates

At this meeting each person can nominate a publication to be voted on whether it is from the pool of candidates or not.

We'll be meeting at Cafe Express. There is ample parking in the nearby lot.

Come prepared to discuss and share ideas on the topic and have a good time.

Looking forward to seeing you there!